Cap Gros

Pyrenees-orientales, Port-vendres, Occitanie, France

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Conditions

Cap GrosPort-vendres

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 6 AM–4 PM.

Wind3 kn WSW

Current~0.2 kn NNW · model

Swell

0.3 m · 4s · E

Water

22 °C

Conditions through the day

5 AM5 PM

Sunrise 05:36 AM · Sunset 05:42 PM local

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On-face swell 0.2 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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About this site

Cap Gros sits on the Mediterranean coast near Port-Vendres, in the Pyrenees-Orientales department of Occitanie, close to the French border with Spain. This stretch of the Cote Vermeille is known for its rocky headlands dropping into the sea, with dive operators based in the nearby ports of Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer.

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Marine life here

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

Incognito GobyGobius incognitusReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositusObserved near here · iNaturalist
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridisObserved near here · iNaturalist

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